The Weed Cougars varsity boys team improved to 11-1 on the season with a 63-34 victory over the Dunsmuir Tigers Tuesday night in Weed.

The win was the ninth straight for the Cougars, whose last loss came on Nov. 30 against the Modoc Braves.

Dunsmuir opened the game with two quick buckets to take a 4-0 lead. Noah Traylor put the Cougars on the board with a pair of free-throws, then Aidan Hagarty followed with a bucket to tie the game at 4-4.

Edgar Casorla followed with his first bucket of the night to give the Cougars a 6-4 lead. The Cougars would close out the first period with a 17-9 run good for a 23-13 advantage. Casorla poured in 10 first period points, while Traylor added nine points.

The Cougars followed suit in the second period outscoring the Tigers 13-8 to take the game to half with a score of 36-21.

Staked to the 15-point lead, the Cougar offensive attack came out with equal fire power in the second half and outscored the Tigers 27-13 to secure the 63-34 victory.

Ten different Cougars scored in the victory, with Traylor leading the way with 20 points. Casorla added 17 points while Spencer Hall scored six points and Rashaan Broomfield five for the Cougars.

Cody Hagedon and Jacob Greeno each scored nine points to lead the Tigers while Mason Mekeel added eight points.

The Cougars (11-1) were slated to take on Mercy Wednesday night in Weed, but that game has been cancelled. As a result, the Cougars will have 17 days off before they hit the hardwood against the Eagle Point Eagles (4-2) Friday, Jan. 4 in Eagle Point, OR.

Dunsmuir (1-3) will also have 17 days off before their next game at the American Christian Academy Tournament.

In the junior varsity boys game, Weed defeated Dunsmuir 61-27.

Varsity Girls

The Weed Lady Cougars improved to 7-5 with a 55-15 victory over the Dunsmuir Lady Tigers Tuesday night in Weed.